Doubletree-carrier.



No. 799,319. PATENTED SEPT. 12, 1905. W. M. FOLKNER & I. GRAY.DOUBLETREB CARRIER.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 1. 1905.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

VVILLIAIVI M. FOLKNER AND IRA GRAY, OF HADDAM, KANSAS.

DOUBLETREE-CARRIER.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, WILLIAM M. FoLKNER and IRA GRAY, citizens of theUnited States, residing at Haddam, in the county of Washington and Stateof Kansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inDoubletree-Garriers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improved don'- bletree-carrier, and has forits object to produce a device of this character which will be verysimple and durable in construction and which can therefore be verycheaply manufactured.

In using horses to operate hay-forks and for other similar purposes muchannoyance is caused both to man and beast by the fact that thedoubletree is continually striking against the horses heels and by thefact that the doubletree must be carried by the operator when the teamis not pulling. Our device is intended to overcome these difficulties,

and will therefore be a very valuable adjunct to the farmers outfit.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure '1is a perspective view of the device. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectionalview. Fig. 3 is a rear view.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followingdescription and indicated in all the views of the drawings by the samereference characters.

The numeral 1 indicates the arch, which is preferably formed of metaland has the ends of its arms 2 and 3 forked for the reception of wheels.This arch is given a trussed construction and is prevented fromspreading by means of braces connecting the arms 2 and 3 with the centerof said arch. A pole 5 is attached to the top of the arch by means of ametal strap 6, which extends from the wagonhammer 7 back and around saidarch and past the end of the pole, where it is bent to form thedraft-hook 8.

The numeral 9 designates the hammer-strap,

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed May 1, 1905.

Patented Sept. 12, 1905.

Serial No. 258,260.

which is bolted onto the pole and in connection with the wagon-hammer 7enables the doubletree 10 to be attached to the device. Braces 11,extending from the end of the top of the arch to a point on the pole 5,effectively prevent same from horizontal movement, and braces 12,extending from the arms 2 and 3 to a similar point on said pole, preventvertical movement of the same.

Particular attention is called to the fact that the metal strip 6performs a triple function in that it serves as a reinforcement wherethe wagon-hammer and wagon-strap are attached and that it serves toattach the pole to the arch and also as a draft-hook. It will also beobserved that the bracing is so placed as to always be under tension andcan therefore be made of very light material.

From the foregoing description it will be readily understood that wehave invented a device for carrying doubletrees which is very light anddurable in construction and which will save the farmer much trouble andworry.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is i In adoubletree-carrier the combination of an arch the arms of which areforked for the reception of wheels, a pole attached to said arch bymeans of a metal strip which also serves to reinforce the pole under thewagonhammer and has one end bent to form a drafthook, braces extendingfrom the center of the arch to the arms to prevent spreading, bracesextending from the ends of the top of the arch to a point in the pole toprevent horizontal movement, and braces extending from the arms to asimilar point in the pole to prevent vertical movement.

In testimony whereof we affix our signatures in presence of twowitnesses.

WILLIAM M. FOLKNER. [Ls] IRA GRAY. [Ls] Witnesses:

W. T. RooNEY,

(J. L. POTTER.

